Perhaps you will end up like one of your DUmmie friends...he crawled into a corner after hearing the results of the 2004 election and proceeded to weep, drool and piss himself for three days & then he had to face the facts. Sounds like you are heading in that direction.
I will be voting my principles also, and no amount of childish FR peer pressure will change that. Fortunately for you, Alabama has great conservative representive in my area, but faced with some choises some states have, third party would be my vote. Deal with it.